A novel strategy to enhance genome editing promises to increase the efficiency of making genetic improvements in a wide range of organisms, a new study suggests. The results could help boost applications such as developing better crops and treating genetic diseases in humans, Penn State researchers said.

Ann Tarantino’s “Water Lab,” an exhibition of her work using water as both medium and subject, will be on display in the Borland Project Space, March 2 to 6, with a public reception and artist’s talk from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5.

It is hard to surpass a seemingly impossible goal but with dedication and hard work that is what the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) THON team did. For the fifth year in a row, the EMS THON raised the largest amount among general organizations for The Four Diamonds, fighting pediatric cancer. This year they raised $137,763.29, smashing last year's record-breaking total of $110,114.67.

Eight Penn State undergraduate student research teams from five campuses will represent Penn State as the largest Pennsylvania college or university contingent at the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday morning (March 3) in Harrisburg. They will present their research with students from more than 100 Pennsylvania colleges and universities as part of the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol-Pennsylvania event.

Students and alumni will once again make the trip to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the sixth annual Capital Day on March 31, to advocate for Penn State’s support in Pennsylvania legislature. Capital Day 2015 participation is open to all students, alumni and friends.

Former NFL player Don McPherson will present "You Throw Like a Girl," a talk on nurturing positive language and understanding masculine identity, at 6:30 p.m. March 2 in Freeman Auditorium in the HUB-Robeson Center.

When Penn State Berks Lecturer in English Composition Justin De Senso was deciding on a project for his Writing in the Social Sciences (English 202A) course, he had to look no further than the media headlines. The ongoing series of protests and civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri and throughout the country sparked the idea to take a fresh approach to the topic of the local community’s perception of their police force. De Senso assigned his class to interview and write short biographies of members of the Reading Police Department; the biographies will be compiled for publication into a book later this year.

The Penn State Beaver Lady Lions basketball team won their third consecutive Penn State University Athletic Conference Championship on Feb. 24 when they defeated Penn State Hazleton, 82-68, at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park.